On November 17, 2025, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued the Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Cosmetics Regulation and Promoting High-Quality Industry Development (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions").

The Opinions propose 24 reform measures across five key areas, aiming to further strengthen the cosmetics industry's quality and safety baseline, foster new productive forces, and promote high-quality industry development. These measures focus on encouraging innovation, optimizing registration and filing management, strengthening risk prevention and control throughout the entire supply chain, enhancing intelligent regulation, and aligning regulatory practices with international standards.

The Opinions state that by 2030, the legal and regulatory framework for cosmetics regulation will be more complete, the standards system more sound, technical support more robust, industrial innovation vitality stronger, risk prevention and control capabilities comprehensively enhanced, and the level of quality and safety significantly improved. By 2035, the cosmetics quality and safety regulatory system will reach an internationally advanced level, the industry's capacity for innovation and global competitiveness will be significantly enhanced, and regulatory modernization will be essentially achieved.

The release of the Opinions is an important measure by the NMPA to implement the strategic deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on comprehensive deepening of reform and promoting high-quality development. It will better safeguard the people's demand for cosmetics and inject a strong impetus into the high-quality development of the cosmetics industry.